A's dad was a dentist, I thought I had been extremely careful with L's teeth - brushing them without fail, no juice or milk in bed, limit the chocolate/candy and yet .... how could we be here?
I had waited so long for the dentist appointment in part because there had been so much turmoil in our personal lives with A's dad's death, the multiple trips to Norway, L's refusal to adjust to school, A's gluten accidents ... so much to keep track of .. the dental appointments always got pushed to the bottom of my task list ....
I had no idea who to take L to ... I found a ped dentist in Alexandria, Dr Angela Austin. She did not have many reviews on yelp but had a lot of positive reviews on ratemd.com. I set up the appointment and we took L.
The dental assistant doing the cleaning said "oh yeah - I see cavities" ... L went ballistic .. crying and bawling, my heart sank all the way down to the toes of my boots ... oh no!!! She said that they were deep too ...
We took xrays, L moved for the 2nd set of xrays. Dr Austin came in to talk to us. She was 8 mons pregnant at the time. She was absolutely wonderful ... however, the news she gave us was awful ... 3 root canals and perhaps fillings on the top as well as when there are cavities on the lower jaw, there will be cavities on the upper jaw ... Her assistant was very helpful, she walked us through our options, pricing for sedation .. yikes ....SEDATION?.... I felt sick to my stomach ....
Are and I were devastated .... we had scheduled a ski trip for after the dentist appointment. I wanted to go home, crawl into bed and cry ... how could I have failed my child so drastically? I have been so careful with him .. brushed teeth without fail ... followed the recommendations on non-flouride until 2 and then fluoride toothpastes, avoided candy, juice ... what was going on? My little baby now facing root canals???????
Yes, I wanted to crawl into bed and cry ....
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